Genetics: PTPN11 Gene and NS Condition
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Which gene is most commonly associated with pathogenic variants in patients with Genetics NS?

  • Ras
  • SHP2
  • LZTR1
  • PTPN11 (correct)
  • What is the genetic basis in the remainder of patients who do not have a pathogenic variant in the PTPN11 gene?

  • Genes encoding proteins of the Ras-MAPK pathway (correct)
  • Autosomal-dominant inheritance
  • Autosomal-recessive inheritance
  • LZTR1 gene
  • What is the protein encoded by the PTPN11 gene?

  • SHP2 (correct)
  • Ras
  • Autosomal-dominant
  • LZTR1
  • Approximately what percentage of NS may be underpinned by pathogenic variants in the LZTR1 gene?

    <p>10 percent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cellular functions is the Ras-MAPK pathway signaling crucial to?

    <p>Proliferation and differentiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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